TORONTO (Ticker) -- With superstar Vince Carter hobbled by a
right ankle injury, the Toronto Raptors had no answers for a
pair of superstars on the San Antonio Spurs.

Tim Duncan scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and David
Robinson added 14 and 10 as the Spurs broke out early and
cruised to their fourth straight victory, 92-74 over the
Raptors.

Carter entered the game averaging 30.2 points in his last four
games but went 3-of-12 from the field and scored just six points
in 30 minutes before leaving the game for good midway through
the third quarter. He has missed seven games with a left knee
strain that almost forced him to sit out the Slam-Dunk Contest
at All-Star Weekend.

"The leg is hurting more than anything," Carter said. "It's not
an excuse. It was just a struggle throughout the whole game.
They stayed on top of us from start to finish and it was hard to
get anything going."

The Spurs never trailed as they opened a 22-point halftime lead
and led by as many as 24 en route to their 12th win in 13 games.
The Midwest Division leaders have won by double digits 10 times
during their hot streak.

Rookie Morris Peterson scored 14 points and Antonio Davis added
11 for the Raptors, who suffered their second straight loss
after winning their previous three.

Duncan's presence was felt early as he blocked three shots by
Davis in the first 7 1/2 minutes. Antonio Daniels made
consecutive 3-pointers to start a 17-4 surge as the Spurs moved
out to a 27-14 lead with 4:07 remaining in the first quarter.

Duncan had nine points and six rebounds and Daniels scored all
eight of his points in the first period as the Spurs shot 56
percent (14-of-25) and grabbed a 33-17 advantage.

"We came out hard early on," Robinson said. "I thought the
defense was great. Tim Duncan blocks the shots inside early, and
that took a lot of steam out of them because they're a strong
physical team, and they like to get to the basket."

Carter missed all four of his shots in the second quarter as his
leg continued to bother him and the rest of the Raptors could
not find the basket either. Toronto shot a dismal 23 percent
(5-of-22) in the second quarter and scored just 12 points.

Duncan had 15 points and 10 rebounds at the half as the Spurs
limited Toronto to 32 percent (13-of-41) shooting over the first
two quarters and built a 51-29 lead.

The 29 points tied a franchise low for the Raptors, who did it
on two previous occasions, the most recent coming in the first
half against the Chicago Bulls on December 13, 1997.

"It was ugly," Toronto guard Mark Jackson said. "In order to be
one of the elite, you can't have games where you don't fight. We
can't accept that."

A layup by Peterson capped a 13-6 surge and cut the deficit to
57-42 with 6:37 to play in the third quarter. Derek Anderson
answered with consecutive baskets and Duncan followed with a
jumper as San Antonio extended its lead to 63-42 with 4:19 left.

"We've given up enough leads that we know you can't let down on
anyone," Duncan said. "It seems like we've been up 10, 12, 15
points at times, then come out in the third and give up 10
straight. We really tried to motivate ourselves to get out
there and push all the way to the end."

Carter went 1-for-4 from the field in the third quarter before
leaving with 2:39 remaining.

Robinson scored six points and Samaki Walker added five as the
Spurs opened up a 70-48 lead after three quarters. San Antonio
took its largest lead at 84-58 on a jumper by Danny Ferry with
5:20 left.

"We played pretty good defense, but at the same time, Toronto
had one of those games we all have about two or three times a
year where nothing can go right," San Antonio coach Gregg
Popovich said. "It was just a bad combination."

Anderson scored 16 points and Walker contributed 10 off the
bench for the Spurs, who shot 48 percent (36-of-75) and
outrebounded Toronto, 47-39.